Description: My 8 year old asked me why time flies.
I thought for a moment...
then this answer just fell out of my face.
Her smile was the perfect punctuation to my answer.
She seemed well pleased.
Why does time fly, Mummy? -------------------------------------------
Time flies at the setting sun,
Not because we’re having fun.
Don’t you know about these things?
Its speed depends on age of wings.
Short and sweet...and what a great answer right off the top of your head! Poetic too!
I'm so glad to find someone my own age here. I've been hoping for women that I have something in common with, like being a mom. My baby is 19 now!!
I absolutely love your journal entry. I lost my dog, Rusty, in March 2007. You summed up everything I feel about him. I recently adopted 2 hard to place dogs. We have alot of work to do but I need them as much as they need me.
Again, loved this short piece. Very well written and poetic for an answer to an 8-year-old on a moments notice!
I remember when I was younger, I didn't want to take siestas or any kind of sleep for that matter because it felt like it was such a waste of time. But now, it's funny how I would sometimes wish for days to end as quickly as possible.
I like the sharpness of your piece. It compliments the simplicity of your word-use. It also gives that fleeting sense of wisdom that no longer needs any airbrushing.
Basically, it is the strength of the thought that carries the piece.
Haha!
This reminded me of a Calvin and Hobbes strip, in which Calvin's Dad explains science to Calvin:
C: Why does the sun set?
D: It's because hot air rises. The sun's hot in the middle of the day, so it rises high in the sky. In the evening then, it cools down and sets.
C: Why does it go from east to west?
D: Solar wind.
C: Why does the sky turn red as the sun sets?
D: That's all the oxygen in the atmosphere catching fire.
C: Where does the sun go when it sets?
D: The sun sets in the west. In Arizona actually, near Flagstaff.
C: Oh.
D: That's why the rocks there are so red.
C: Don't the people get burned up?
D: No, the sun goes out as it sets. That's why it is dark at night.
C: Doesn't the sun crush the whole state when it lands?
D: Ha ha, of course not. Hold a quarter up. See, the sun's just about the same size.
C: I thought I read that the sun was really big.
D: You can't believe everything you read, I'm afraid.
C: So how does the sun rise in the east if it lands in Arizona each night?
D: Well, time for bed.
When Calvin says he wishes he'll be as smart as his dad someday, his mom immediately says, "Why, what did he tell you now?"
It also reminds me of the joke:
Time flies like an arrow.
Fruit flies like an orange.
One suggestion: Change the las line to:
Its speed depends on the age of its wings.
Submission Name: Why does time fly, Mummy?
